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Blog posts and ramblings to chronicle my adventures in life. This may contain technology, family, business or products that I enjoy.
About
Hi, I’m Jim. A father, husband, business owner, entrepreneur, and a person who loves technology. I semi-often update this blog.
Contact
Feel free to reach out to me with questions, contact, business ideas, projects or just a random Hello. Located in the Mitten state.
Recent Posts
Logos with “Normal” fonts
I have mentioned before I am not a designer. I can see recognize good design and appreciate how creative minds can put together a cohesive look and feel. However, I can’t do that. These logos were originally created with a specific font in mind, it is amazing how just changing…
Soccer–Paul Scholes returns to Man U
I am a huge fan of Paul Scholes. He recently retired, and was looking to do some management with Manchester United. I saw in the news today that he is making a return to MU. That is just great news. Paul is 37 and still just an amazing player. …
iPhone Jailbreak 5.0.1
I decided to jail break again. I really like the sbsettings That lets you turn things like wireless, bluetooth, and other features on and off with a simple click. I also use mywi to tether when on the road, since I purchased the app it is very useful. Some of…
Emergency Contact information – card for wallet
My wife went to a seminar today and came back with a good idea. That she and I should have an emergency contact card in our wallet. She also mentioned an ICE contact for our phones. I had not heard of ICE contacts, “In Case of Emergency” – here is…
Great looking bikes
I’ve been looking at upgrading the old commuter and in the process of looking at some custom bikes ran across this site. http://www.cycleexif.com/ What a wonderful collection of some of the best looking bikes available. The site is maintained by Adam Leddin. Keep up the great work.
Fred Meijer Millennium Trails–Dec 30th
How often do you get to go for a ride on Dec 30th. I took off from walker and hit the Millennium park trails. I wanted to see the new bridge across Maynard, that connects the millennium area to the Kent trails. I had a chance to use my new…
Blogging Tool– Windows Live Writer
This new year I plan on blogging more. For one reason, it is a good stress relief. The other reasons revolve that I like to do it. To make the process easier I plan on utilizing Windows live writer. The reason for using live writer is the simple ease of…
Thinkpad T410 and Hardware Upgrades?
It is that time of year again. Every December before the new year, I evaluate the technology I have. I typically look at my laptop and determine if it needs to be upgraded first then look at my other machines. This year I decided that my trusty ThinkPad T410 did…
Biking videos
I am amazed at some of the great videos I have seen recently of biking events and situations. This one is called 3 way street (tracking scary traffic). Watch the bikers weave in and out of traffic and the pedestrians. This video is from woodoocycles. They are just beautiful. I’m…